Theodore M.
Hester
(Ted)

Representation of Toyota in investigations and hearings by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee relating to allegations of unintended acceleration and recalls of certain vehicles with Takata air bag inflators.

Provide advice and counsel with respect to congressional drug pricing investigations to leading pharmaceutical manufacturers and a preeminent industry consultant.

Provide advice and counsel to a global electronics manufacturer in connection with congressional interest in safety recalls of its product.

Represented numerous pharmaceutical and medical device companies before multiple House and Senate committees in connection with investigations relating to the interaction of these companies with the FDA in the drug and device approval process, the disclosure by those companies of clinical trial data, their release of product performance data, their marketing practices, including drug pricing issues, off label use, direct-to-consumer advertising, and sampling programs, and their relationships with physicians, professional organizations and academic institutions.

Represented three sports national governing bodies in congressional investigations relating to allegations of sexual abuse.

Represented a national governing body in a House Oversight Committee investigation of its tax exempt status.

Represented a leading oil producer in its interaction with Congress relating to its response to a major oil spill at a deep water drilling site.

Represented a major utility holding company in an investigation by the House Energy and Commerce Committee of allegations of conflicts of interest between an industry association and an Executive agency.

Represented a global financial institution in connection with an investigation by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, regarding international tax matters.

Represented leading telecommunications companies in connection with congressional inquiries regarding the diverse issues of foreign intelligence surveillance and customer service issues.

Represented the Georgia Department of Agriculture in a congressional investigation relating to the presence of salmonella in peanut butter.

Represented a multinational pharmaceutical manufacturer in a House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee investigation relating to the safety of infant formula.

Represented a Big Four accounting firm in a Senate Finance Committee investigation of a University’s handling of federal funds.

Represented a global consulting firm in connection with an Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigation of executive compensation practices, and a House Financial Services Committee hearing on federal oversight of insurance.

Represented a health insurer in a Senate Commerce Committee investigation of out-of-network coverage.

Represented a major government contractor in connection with investigations of conflicts of interest at the National Institutes of Health by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Represented a healthcare products manufacturer in connection with an investigation of active pharmaceutical ingredients imported from China.

Represented a beverage manufacturer in an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee inquiry relating to chemical or microbiological contamination.

Represented a Medicare insurance company in connection with a request for information from the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Aging Committee regarding marketing practices in the Medicare Advantage program.

Represented a nationwide retail grocery chain in an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee investigation of meat packaging.

Represented a medical device manufacturer in investigations relating to the use of its products in V.A. hospitals by both the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees.

Represented a property casualty insurance company in connection with a House Financial Services Committee investigation about insurance coverage issues growing out of losses sustained from Hurricane Katrina.

Represented a major parcel carrier before the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations relating to the shipment of counterfeit or unsafe pharmaceuticals ordered over the internet.

Represented Purdue Pharma in connection with five separate congressional hearings and a two-year investigation by the Government Accountability Office on the abuse and diversion of the company's pain medication, OxyContin®.

Represented Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. in connection with congressional investigations into rollover accidents by both the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.

Represented the Independent Review Committee of the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation in connection with investigations of the Foundation and the National Park Service by the Senate Finance Committee and the Department of the Interior Inspector General.

Represented a medical device manufacturer in a Senate Finance Committee investigation of Medicare reimbursement issues.

Represented the Georgia Amateur Athletic Foundation, the entity that organized Atlanta's bid for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in an investigation focused on the Olympic bid process.

Represented the nation's leading supplier of flu vaccine to healthcare providers in an investigation relating to the distribution of flu vaccine.